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Originally Posted by werminghausen
I took the advance mechanism apart and I found the black plastic sheet (where the weights slide on) was broken. Is there a good material to replace this sheet? Any good idea? Benz Dr? and others?
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On my 350sl 4.5L engine, I had the same problem. I looked at some materials for replacement, like Teflon/PTFE sheeting, but it is hard to come by. The stuff that was in mine was some type of phenolic resin sheeting (like Bakelite) which had become brittle. In the end, I just removed the sheeting and sprayed in some Teflon Lube. Seems to have worked fine for a couple of years now. I had thought I might swap with my spare every now and then and relube, but I don't think it is needed.
Don't know if your unit has it, but on my distributors there is a hole down the centre of teh shaft where the rotor sits. There is a felt pad inside and apparently this should get a few drops of oil every now and then. Haven't done that either
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